Matt Nussbaum

Eastside Opinions Editor | CHE '16

[Matt Nussbaum @mnuss_NJFPD15]

That's all for this year's @GSSPA Fall Conference. Thanks for following along! #GSSPA15

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Congrats, write-off winners: 1st - Linda Badaracco, Communications; 2nd - Alexa Stoia, Warren Hills; 3rd - Anita Shukla, Highland Park

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"You have a lot of power as a journalist ... and it takes a whole career to learn how to utilize it well." - Regan #GSSPA15

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For tips on how to cover difficult topics like suicide, visit https://t.co/119X7sG0QF.

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"The best journalism that covers a difficult story minimizes harm" - Regan #GSSPA15

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Three steps to writing on such a sensitive topic: Discover stakeholders, determine possibilities for coverage, and thinking of consequences.

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Currently discussing the Staten Island Advance's coverage of Franky Siclari's suicide in 2004 #GSSPA15

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"Not covering a story like a student suicide adds to this stigma surrounding teen suicide" This is much larger than our papers #GSSPA15

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"Covering difficult subjects raises awareness of the topic." Regan discusses the nobility in writing about such serious topics #GSSPA15

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Is it ethical to write a story about a school canceling homecoming due to a suicide? #GSSPA15 #replytweet

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Regan tells the story of the time high schools on Staten Island cancelled homecoming after a student committed suicide #GSSPA15

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"When you cover a difficult story like suicide you must think about the stakeholders your story is going to impact" #GSSPA15

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Ending my day talking about covering serious topics like suicide with Claire Regan. #GSSPA15

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Regan explains that a good headline follows the "phrase, phrase" structure #GSSPA15 #phrasecommaphrase

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"You should write a headline assuming there are no photos to accompany it." - Claire Regan on writing descriptive headlines #GSSPA15

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"Headlines should not be written by the reporter. A headline should be written by someone after being surprised by the story." #GSSPA15

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Regan gets to the meat of headline writing with a description of why we need headlines #GSSPA15

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Regan declares @nytimes as the authority on writing headlines. Claims any aspiring headline writer should study read the Times #GSSPA15

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The headline that inspired the name of this session #GSSPA15

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Regan, the advisor of the Wagner College student newspaper, will be teaching about crafting a top notch headline. #GSSPA15